CRIME REPORT: Man charged in beating, rape of pregnant woman

A man has been arrested for beating and raping a woman who was eight months pregnant, according to police.

Wesley Jenkins, 32, has been charged with kidnapping, rape and aggravated assault. He is being held on $50,000 bond.

According to police, the incident happened Wednesday, when the victim went to see Jenkins, her ex-boyfriend. They got into an argument and, police said, Jenkins pushed the victim down. He then kicked her multiple times in the stomach, police said, shouting, “I hope that baby dies! It ain’t mine no way!”

He then forced her to perform oral sex twice, police said. The victim’s sister, along with police officers, came to the home later that night. When they knocked, Jenkins jumped on the victim, sat on her stomach, then struck her there.

Memphis police spokesman Alyssa Macon-Moore said the mother remains in stable condition at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Officials don’t yet know if the baby was harmed in the attack.